Patents by Inventor Willaim N. A. Pruehs

Willaim N. A. Pruehs has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Striker locking latch assembly incorporating a cinching cam and hook for compressing the striker against outer support plates
    Patent number: 12036896
    Abstract: A striker engaging latch including a mounting bracket and a pivotally supported hook. A cinching cam has a cam locking surface profile which extends along an arc radially offset from a center point of rotation of the cam and contacting the hook. A biasing component influences the cinching cam against the hook and into engagement with the striker. A structural cam overlaps the cinching cam. Releasing of the hook from the striker being preceded by the structural cam pivoted into engagement with the cinching cam, with continued collective pivotal actuation of the structural cam and cinching cam allowing the hook to pivot out of contact with the striker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Dennis Lesperance, David Michael Grable, Willaim N. A. Pruehs
  • STRIKER LOCKING LATCH ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A CINCHING CAM AND HOOK FOR COMPRESSING THE STRIKER AGAINST OUTER SUPPORT PLATES
    Publication number: 20220144134
    Abstract: A striker engaging latch including a mounting bracket and a pivotally supported hook. A cinching cam has a cam locking surface profile which extends along an arc radially offset from a center point of rotation of the cam and contacting the hook. A biasing component influences the cinching cam against the hook and into engagement with the striker. A structural cam overlaps the cinching cam. Releasing of the hook from the striker being preceded by the structural cam pivoted into engagement with the cinching cam, with continued collective pivotal actuation of the structural cam and cinching cam allowing the hook to pivot out of contact with the striker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Dennis Lesperance, David Michael Grable, Willaim N. A. Pruehs